Golf: Royal boys 5th at Hastings Invitational

Published May 9, 2013 at 12:00 am

By Bruce Strand

Elk River Star News

The Rogers golfers tied for fifth place among 21 teams at the Hastings Invitational on Monday. Forest Lake won with 313, followed by Mounds View and East Ridge with 314, Stillwater 315, and Rogers and Hastings with 319.

Rocky Nelson and Dylan Kline each shot 76 for Rogers. Nelson was one-under through six holes. Kline finished strong with par or better on his last 11 holes. The other counting scores were Kyle Korva with 83 and Luke Bunkers 84. The Royals’ No. 1, Morgan Rask, was absent to compete in a US Open qualifier.

Rogers sent its JV team to the Monticello Invitational. They shot 352, with Abe Schwieters at 85, Aaron Trochlil 87, Aaron Holstein 89 and Nick Vue 91.

The Rogers golfers placed second among 13 teams at the Forest Lake Invitational on Saturday.

Rask, a senior, shot 3-under-par, including a birdie on No. 4 and an eagle on No. 5, and placed first by four strokes. He picked up his third career medal, and second in two nights, after tying for first in a conference meet at Fox Hollow on Thursday.